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As the white-bordered screen slowly faded...
The red-bordered screen gradually brightened~~~
[The Going Merry sailed away from Cocoyasi Village, heading towards Loguetown...]
[...]
[On deck~~~]
["How is it? What's the effect?"]
["Oi oi oi! Nami, are you alright?"]
["Could this Devil Fruit be past its expiration date? Did Nami get food poisoning?"]
["If there's any problem, hurry up and shout...!"]
[...]
[Outside the cabin door, several members of the Straw Hat Pirates were guarding here~~~]
[Just now, Luffy offered the Slip-Slip Fruit to Nami...]
[Unlike Zoro, Usopp, and Sanji's choices, Nami actually accepted it~~~]
[Creak~~~]
[The door opened!]
[Nami appeared before everyone, her face slightly embarrassed.]
["What happened? Did you encounter any problems!?!?" Luffy asked doubtfully.]
[Normally speaking, Devil Fruits taste terrible, but one only needs to take a single bite to gain the ability. This process shouldn't take too long...]
[Nami had been in the cabin for almost half an hour; it was hard not to worry~~~]
[Nami pursed her lips: "Well..., it's mainly that I just got this ability and I'm not quite used to it yet. My clothes slipped off several times just now, and it took a while to finally get used to it~~~"]
["Oi!!" ——]
[Hearing this, Sanji's two eyes instantly turned into little red hearts, and then...]
[A torrent of nosebleed...]
["Idiot Curly Brows, your nosebleed almost stained the deck!!" Zoro supported Sanji and walked towards the water bucket nearby.]
["...!"]
["It's alright, this is easy to handle..."]
[Nami's eyes flashed. She reached out and pressed her hand on the deck. A shimmering, crystal-clear slide instantly shot across the nosebleed on the deck, then extended all the way to the outside of the railing~~~]
[Swoosh~]
[The patch of nosebleed on the deck immediately slid along this slide right off the deck and fell into the sea~~~]
*[Eh?? 11]*
[Zoro, seeing this, his expression suddenly became quite interesting.]
[And then...]
["Ah!! Bastard Marimo head!! I'm not done with you!!!"]
[With a scream, Sanji also flew out along the slide~~~]
[After a while, Sanji slid along the railing by the ship's side, getting into a fight with Zoro...]
Tony Tony Chopper: "Haha? So Zoro and Sanji over there also couldn't escape their relationship of loving and killing each other....."
Brook: "Sanji's nosebleed, it's definitely the same model! Yohohoho~~"
Nami: "So I actually ate the Slip-Slip Fruit? Strange, why hasn't my appearance changed at all???"
Alvida: "Who told you the Slip-Slip Fruit would change your appearance???"
Roronoa Zoro: "Does this even need to be said!! You look completely different after eating the Slip-Slip Fruit, okay!!!"
Alvida: "Idiot!! The Slip-Slip Fruit only makes my skin smooth and beautiful! But my slim figure is the result of my own weight loss!!!"
Nami: "So that's how it is... Well..., we thought it was the fruit that changed your appearance~~~"
[On the deck of the Going Merry, Nami activated her fun mode, sliding around on the deck, having a lot of fun~~~]
[Two days later, Luffy gathered everyone together and held a very serious meeting!!]
["Ever since we left Cocoyasi Village these past few days, I feel the atmosphere on our ship has been a bit too lax, especially Nami, sliding around on the ship all day, not even developing her fruit abilities. It's a complete waste of time, a waste of life!"]
["I want to remind everyone! We are about to enter the Grand Line! If we don't have enough ability to protect ourselves, not only will we put ourselves in danger, but we might even drag our crewmates down with us!!"]
["So, after we reach Loguetown, I've decided, everyone will train seriously there for three months!! To lay a good final foundation for entering the Grand Line!!!"]
[Sanji immediately raised both hands in agreement: "Alright!! Then to celebrate the upcoming three months of collective training, let's party all night tonight!!"]
["No! Starting today, everyone must train every second of every minute!! Remember, while you are training, others are also training! While you are playing, others might still be training!!! If you are always so lazy, how will you survive after reaching the Grand Line??"]
["Imagine, if any one of our crewmates is held at knifepoint by an enemy, and you don't have the strength to save them, do you want that kind of thing to happen??"]
[Luffy directly rejected Sanji's suggestion of a party, and instead described a potentially cruel scenario!!!]
["Luffy's right! We absolutely cannot slack off in training!" Zoro replied without hesitation.]
["That's right, if we're even lazy about training, then we have no qualification to sail the Grand Line!"]
[Buggy also firmly supported this proposal.]
[Moreover, he had recently been getting more and more of a feel for training with his Chop-Chop Fruit; he felt like he could break through his limits at any moment!!]
[Nami, on the other hand, was like an attentive student!! Both hands on the table, nodding vigorously!!]
[She was the most moved by Luffy's words!!!]
[If... when she was captured by Arlong before, Luffy rushed over but couldn't beat Arlong..., then the consequences would be unthinkable...!!!!]
[So..., just as Luffy said, if your crewmate is facing danger, and you don't have the strength to save them!!! What a desperate scene that would be!!!]
[And so..., under Luffy's vow, the Going Merry began a training competition.....]
Trafalgar Law: "Another three months of collective training; Red Straw Hat-ya over there is really prudent!!"
Nico Robin: "That's right. If you observe carefully, it's not hard to find that Luffy over there will conduct a round of collective training every time he recruits a new crewmate. Just like this time, it should be mainly to improve Nami's strength, and at the same time, conveniently allow the other crewmates' strength to reach a higher level!"
Roronoa Zoro: "If I were there, I really wouldn't dare to imagine. My Armament Haki and Observation Haki are already very proficiently used!! And I over there wasn't even 17 years old yet!!!"
Thinking about his 19-year-old self who hadn't even come into contact with Haki yet, Zoro felt a sense of insignificance...
Usopp: "Even my Observation Haki has already crossed the threshold!!"
Sanji: "Looking at it this way, the me over there is the weakest....."
Nami: "That's right! Not only weak, but the absolute weakest."
Gol D. Roger: "I'm really starting to like this Luffy kid more and more!!! He gives every crewmate who joins the ship ample time to improve their basic strength. This way, the danger when encountering battles later will be greatly reduced!!"
Edward Newgate: "Yes! Although they might not necessarily encounter danger, Luffy over there is always prepared for the worst! This truly is preventing trouble before it happens, not giving any unexpected events a chance to descend!!!"
[Daytime~~~]
[The Going Merry sails on the sea, everyone trains on deck~~~]
[This kind of training has almost no effect on the current Luffy, so he simply became everyone's training coach...]
[One moment guiding Usopp's Observation Haki training, the next moment knowing how to guide Nami's Devil Fruit training...]
[Zoro and Buggy, on the other hand, are quite promising, able to train independently by themselves...]
[Golden sunlight shines down from the sky~~~]
[If the Straw Hat crew looks up towards the top of the mast, they will be dazzled by the sunlight~]
[On the crosstree high up on the mast, a little girl in a goose-yellow raincoat is faintly visible in the sunlight...]
[Observation Haki cannot sense her existence...]
[But if you look carefully at the mast without fearing the sunlight, you can see this little girl sitting on the crosstree, her little white legs swinging back and forth~~~, happily watching everyone below~~]
Usopp: "It's Merry~~~"
Nami: "Merry over there is so happy~~~"
Monkey D. Luffy: "Yes..., seeing Merry so happy over there, I truly feel happy for her..."
Nico Robin: "Luffy, you're also very good! It's just that some things are unavoidable; for growth, one always has to pay a price."
Roronoa Zoro: "Yes, if you were really unfair to Merry, Merry wouldn't have come to save us in the end~~"
Franky: "Actually... Merry definitely also liked Luffy's personality, so she tolerated Luffy's previous nonsense~~~"
Monkey D. Luffy: "No matter what..., if I have the chance, I really want to make it up to Merry~~"
[Night~~~]
[After training all day, everyone rested early~~~]
[Drip Drip Drip]
[Nami had just finished her bath when there was a knock on the door. "Who is it?"]
["It's me, Luffy."]
[The door opened. Nami poked her head out suspiciously and saw only Luffy. Luffy pulled her in.]
["Something wrong?" A puzzled look appeared on Nami's face.]
["Two things!"]
[Luffy walked to the desk and sat down, then raised his right index finger: "First, it's about your training."]
["Based on what you told me before about your experience with the Slip-Slip Fruit, after dinner, I spent some time thinking on deck. I feel there are many ways this Devil Fruit can be developed."]
["If you slip to a certain extent, friction will become 0. Then, theoretically, when attacks land on you, they can be completely slid away, rendering all physical attacks ineffective!"]
[Luffy explained his understanding of the Slip-Slip Fruit.]
["Yes! I just thought of this point when I was bathing too!"]
[When Nami was bathing just now, the soap accidentally slipped from her hand and happened to land on her toe..., it hurt so much her tears came out...]
[After hurting for a while, she thought about how to use the Slip-Slip Fruit's ability to reduce the friction between the soap and her foot, wouldn't that reduce the damage~~~]
[She tried a few times, and sure enough, it worked!]
[Luffy nodded: "Alright, since you've figured this out yourself, let me tell you another direction!"]
["Hmm, hurry up and tell me! I'm very curious too~"]
*["Since physical"]*
...attacks can be slid away, I'm thinking..., then can some conceptual things, or things related to body state or concepts, also be slid away?]
["I've heard that Paramecia-type Devil Fruits have the highest development potential. So, aren't these conjectures theoretically achievable???"]
["You can try it tomorrow. When training Armament Haki, because it consumes physical strength, your body will produce fatigue. The moment this fatigue arises, you can try to use the Slip-Slip Fruit's ability to slide that fatigue away~"]
["Of course, this is just an attempt; it doesn't matter even if it fails!!! If it can be done, then we can research further development directions..."]
[...]
[Luffy explained his thoughts in detail~~~]
[Hearing Luffy's idea, Nami's eyes instantly lit up!!!]
["That's right! How did I not think of that!!!!"]
["If I can slide away the fatigue generated during training, then I won't get tired even if I train all day!!!"]
["Luffy! You're truly too smart!!!"]
["You saved my life and the lives of the entire village, and you gave me the Slip-Slip Fruit. Now you're even personally teaching me how to train. This debt of gratitude to you, I won't be able to repay it in this lifetime... Tell me, how should I repay you~~"]
[Thinking about all that Luffy had done for 263 her, Nami couldn't help but feel moved to tears.]
[Luffy smiled slightly: "Repay me...? You can do it right now!"]
["Right now???"]
[Nami looked at herself; she had just finished bathing and was wearing a thin nightgown~~~]
[Luffy said repay him now...]
[...]
[Oh heavens, it couldn't be... ???]
[Instantly, Nami's face turned completely red!!!]
[What should I do???]
[Should I agree to him...]
Nico Robin: "Oi? Nami over there is blushing..., oh haha~~"
Franky: "Smells like shyness~~~ Hmm, super!!"
Tsuru: "This indeed has that kind of meaning~~~"
Shakuyaku: "It's so obvious! That little girl at least doesn't intend to refuse immediately~~~"
Shanks: "Ahahaha!!! I can't tell, Luffy over there is actually interested in women~~~"
Vinsmoke Sanji: "Bastard Red Luffy!!! He's actually hitting on Nami-swan!!! I'm gonna fight him!!!!"
Tony Tony Chopper: "Sanji-kun, don't be anxious, it's something happening over there."
[Just as Nami's thoughts were running wild, Luffy took out a small notebook from his bosom~~~]
[Luffy opened it while saying: "During the day, when I was guiding your training, I studied a bit about ocean currents and weather, but there are still several things I don't understand. I need you to teach me properly."]
["Ocean currents and weather?"]
[Nami's shy expression instantly froze. Then she opened her mouth, pointed at Luffy's navigation notes, and showed a dazed expression, "What you meant by repaying..., was this...???"]
["Yep! I was thinking, although we have you as our navigator on board, as the old saying goes, don't put all your eggs in one basket!! As the captain, if I also learn navigation, then our margin for error will be greatly increased!! Even if one of us gets sick, then the other one can still lead our crewmates to sail safely to the nearest island."]
[Luffy spoke very seriously~~~]
["Um..."]
[Thinking about how she had just misunderstood, Nami's face turned even redder~~~]
[She pressed the backs of her small, fair hands to her cheeks to cool herself down...]
[...]
[Noticing Nami still hadn't come over to teach him, Luffy looked up at Nami and urged: "Weren't you going to repay me? What are you waiting for, hurry up and come over..."]
["..."]
[Nami turned her head away, and out of Luffy's line of sight, made an indescribably strange face, biting her lip, then turned back, facing Luffy with a smile: "Ahem, then let's begin..."]
[...]